Two people were arrested after a chase through two counties early Thursday morning. Alex Villarreal (@AlexvWESH) reports.

Two people were arrested after a chase through two counties early Thursday morning. Alex Villarreal (@AlexvWESH) reports.

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Updated: 12:32 PM EDT Jul 2, 2015

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WEBVTT OF A HOME IN SANFORD. ALEX VILLARREAL SPOKE WITH RESIDENTS WHO SAY IT WAS A STARTLING START TO THEIR MORNING. THE CHASE ENDED HERE, BEHIND THIS SANFORD HOUSE. A SEARCH HELICOPTER AND POLICE WAKING UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HEAR, "FREEZE, DON'T MOVE, I'LL SHOOT YOU." THAT'S NOT NOTHING YOU WANT TO HEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SLEEP WHEN YOU GO TO BED AT NIGHT. HE WAS IN THE HOME WHEN THE CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD AFTER LEADING POLICE ON A CHASE THROUGH TWO COUNTIES. I TALKED TO THE NEIGHBOR WHO SAYS THE CAR CAME STRAIGHT DOWN THIS DRIVEWAY, ENDING UP IN THE BACKYARD. POLICE ARRESTED THE TWO SUSPECTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHICH INVESTIGATORS SAY WAS STOLEN. THE TWO SUSPECTS ARE NOW IN POLICE CUSTODY, CHARGED WITH GRAND THEFT AUTO. WATKINS, THE DRIVER, WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH FLEEING POLICE AND DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE. HABITUAL OFFENDER. IT ALL STARTED IN SANFORD AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN AN OFFICER RECOGNIZED THE CAR, LINKED TO AN ARMED ROBBERY JUNE 30TH AT CELERY FOOD MARKET IN SANFORD. INVESTIGATORS TELL ME THEY DON'T KNOW IF WATKINS AND WASHINGTON WERE BEHIND THAT ROBBERY. BUDDY BURTON, WHO OWNS THE HOME WHERE THEY ENDED UP, SAYS IT WAS A DISTURBING EXPERIENCE. IT'S DISHEARTENING TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY CAN JUST PULL UP IN YOUR YARD AND PARK AND YOU NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

Police chase ends in Sanford backyard

Two people were arrested after a chase through two counties early Thursday morning. Alex Villarreal (@AlexvWESH) reports.